Eastern Dakota 4-H Rodeo scheduled for this weekend at Derby Downs in Watertown

WATERTOWN — There's a change at the top in this week's South Dakota amateur baseball rankings.

The Winner-Colome Pheasants are the new No. 1 team in Class B and the Renner Monarchs now share the No. 1 spot in Class A with the Harrisburg Woodies.

Here is the complete poll:

Class A — 1. (Tie) Renner Monarchs and Harrisburg Woodies; 3. Brookings Cubs; 4. Sioux Falls Flying Squirrels; 5. Yankton Lakers. Others receiving votes: Aberdeen Circus, Sioux Falls Brewers and Black Hills A's.

Class B — 1. Winner-Colome Pheasants; 2. Dell Rapids PBR; 3. Canova Gang; 4. Castlewood Ravens; 5. Dell Rapids Mudcats; 6. Garretson Blue Jays; 7. Tabor Bluebirds; 8. Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks; 9. Larchwood (IA) Diamonds; 10. (Tie) Kimball-White Lake Nationals and Redfield Dairy Queen. Others receiving votes: Alexandria Angels, Platte Killer Tomatoes, Milbank Firechiefs and Parkston Devil Rays.

Rodeo

WATERTOWN — The Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional rodeo runs Friday through Sunday, July 10-12, 2025, at Derby Downs.

The Ambassador contest opens at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Grand entry, with full rodeos to follow, are scheduled for 9 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

Junior cowgirls and cowboys (ages 8-13) and senior cowboys and cowgirls (ages 14-18) will compete.

Some of the area competitors slated to participate enjoyed success in the National Little Britches Rodeo that was held June 29-July 5 at Guthrie, OK.

Ace Lammers of Henry won the average in boys flag race and goat tying and also was ninth in junior ribbon roping. He finished second in the Junior Boys All-Around.

Beau Redlin of South Shore finished eighth in junior boys goat tying and 12th in breakaway roping. Brylee Redlin of South Shore finished 10th in average for junio or ribbon roping.

Adysyn Wiesner of Gary finished fifth in senior girls barrel racing.

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